Nonprofit Observation Report

The director of this animal shelter, Kelly Goedel, says that the cause of animal homelessness is primarily the lack of spaying and neutering along with the lack of commitment that pet owners have to their companion (Goedel). Spaying and neutering is sometimes avoided by pet owners because it is an extra expense or they may feel as if it is unnecessary. This challenge leads to an excess in animal populations without there necessarily being and increase in homes for these animals. The challenge of overcoming pet overpopulation becomes even more difficult because of a lack of funding. According to the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley, only about 20 percent of their funding comes from local government (Goedel). Therefore, they are very reliant on donors and community funds to help finance their organization. The funding issue circles back to complicate the process of getting homeless pets spayed and neutered to attempt to solve the root cause of animal overpopulation.

The facility has not had to euthanize a healthy dog due to lack of space for several years. Programs have been developed such as the “special needs fund,” which allows for expensive medical treatment, rehabilitation, and adoption for many dogs who may not of had that opportunity in previous years. However, cats provide additional challenges due to overpopulation issues. Last year approximately 800 treatable-rehabilitable/manageable cats had to be euthanized. However, programs such as the trap/neuter/release program, foster care in private homes, PetSmart and veterinary clinic housing/adoptions, and free cat adoption incentives greatly reduced the overwhelming difficulties with housing/adopting cats (Nebraska Humane Society, 2014).

The fourth nonprofit I analyzed is called GreaterGood which is an online website that sells a wide range of products that have been made across the world and uses the profit generated by sales to donate to a variety of different nonprofits that have a specific mission (Help, 2015, p.1). The specific nonprofits that GreaterGood donates to breast cancer, animal rescue, veterans, autism, diabetes, the rainforest, and the one that is specific to my area of analysis the hunger site. This style of nonprofit expressed by the GreaterGood charity is extremely unique because of the extreme differences in charities they are partners with. With the multiple charities they work with I would be confident in arguing that the GreaterGood-hunger site is a path-goal leadership style.

As defined by Renz on page 444 in the Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management an outcome assessment is regular measurement and monitoring of how well a nonprofit’s programs are performing relative to the desired outcomes. An outcome assessment if used appropriately can assess a wide range of decisions about how programs should be continued in the future and how they can satisfy certain requirements. There are a variety of program goals which are defined by outcomes, activities, bridging goals, and side effects. Outcome goals are the benefits or changes for individuals or populations during or after participating in program activities, activity goals refer to the desired level of activities within a program and

For my Civic Responsibility Project, I chose to volunteer at Paws Humane, a non-profit organization in Columbus that provides shelter for homeless pets and aides in placing them with a fit owner. Paws rescues captured strays from Animal Control and accepts owner-surrendered animals. The accepted animals range from dogs and cats of all ages to small critters, such as rabbits. Paws has a no-kill policy, so the animals not adopted remain at the shelter until they finally find a home. Unfortunately, some animals remain at the shelter longer than others; some have been at the shelter 300+ days. Paws does not only adopt out animals though; they operate a clinic next door that offers affordable spay and neutering. These surgeries are an important

n the year 1930 during the subsequent decade, about 2.5 million left the state plains due to the event called the dust ball which affected most of, the migrant workers who worked in the agriculture and this created chaos. During that time about 1.3 million people migrated to the state of California so that the people could become seasonal farm workers laborers. About a Approximately 40 %of the migrant workers who migrated to California ended up picking cotton and grapes in the state's central San Joaquin Valley, where they displaced hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Mexico. Migrant workers in the San Joaquin Valley earned 75 cents to $1.25 per day, Very often the money that the farmers gained didn’t last long because many of the

In this week’s lesson we are looking at the importance of having a chart of accounts in our nonprofit business. At HOPE which is the business that I support. The main focus is to house and provide support to those who are homeless, mentally ill and may be struggling with dual issues. Because there is a need in a nonprofit to show measurements to determine success in each area. Charts are created for every service area the HOPE supports ( Margolis, S. (2014, 11).

They have ways for people to get involved with not only the shelter but also the animals in need of homes. By using adorable pictures of puppies and kittens they get people to pick up the handout. There are stories of how people’s volunteer work has helped them feel a part of the community. This helps people want to get involved and make a difference. Its communication technique is through pictures aided with stories. Doing this helps the reader realize that these experiences happen to real pets and people. The flyer informs the readers of how they can make an impact in these precious animals’ lives. Each story exemplifies how much these animals deserve love and proper treatment. The bulletin reaches people who know little about animals but want to learn and adopt an animal

As I note in BIO posted on the class wall, I come from the corporate security world. When I left, I found myself working for a non-profit organization as an advocate for adults of all ages with all types of developmental disabilities. My team and I work with our amazing clients on a daily basis to make sure that they are able to enjoy and live the fullest lives possible in the mainstream community they reside in. We provide, advocacy, education, housing, employment, medical assistance, transportation and pretty much any other basic life tool or skills training needed to be a productive member in their communities. While, folks in the mainstream community are more accepting of my clients with developmental disabilities, they sometimes not as

I have been working for nonprofits since I entered the United States and no matter the size of nonprofit, all of them where subject to the amount of funding and donations they received. The ability of the charity to provide services was heavily dependent on funding. Some nonprofits like Riley Children’s Hospital receive a lot of funding from the government (state and federal) along with several private donors like athletes. But then there are the nonprofits like one I volunteered in my first month here. It is an outdoor learning center in one of the local elementary in Avon. When I volunteered there, the employee on duty explained that they obtained most of their funding from property taxes and the taxes were being reduced hence

For my senior project, I wanted to do something to raise awareness on dogs and how we can help the strays in our community. To begin my project I contacted my friend, Amanda, who is a dog trainer and rehabilitator. I interviewed her about her experience with dog shelters and how people like me could contribute to shelters while lacking the skills to train dogs. She gave me insight on what shelters needed to stay up and running and what I, someone with limited funds and resources, could do to help them. Through intense research and interviews with my friend, I was able to accomplish my goal of learning more about shelter life and how I can help. I learned that not all dogs think the same way, therefore, not all dogs are cared for the same way.

The Animal Humane Association mission is to “To engage the hearts, hands and minds of the community to help animals.” Even with thoughtful and helpful volunteers, saving animals takes the capital. On average twenty thousand pets come through the doors of the Animal Humane Association looking for care, vaccines, and forever homes. The Animal Humane Association use seventy-four percent of their profits to provide for animals in need, while the other twenty-six percent goes to the organizing and management of the foundation. Oftentimes seventy percent of profits is just not enough money to provide a stable and quality home for the thousands of pets that come through the Animal Humane Association ; thus we have decided to help this mission-driven charity gain some assets in order to keep the number of pets who live and die on the streets low.

Kevin N. Morris and David L. Gies perform an in-depth exploration of both the rising and declining trends in the arrivals and departures of animals in Denver, Colorado from 1989 to 2010. The findings were evaluated amongst several different scales. They were most pleased to find that so many dogs and cats had been transported from shelters to rescue organizations, which meant that efforts to improve the rate of adoption was evidently successful. The authors discuss the efforts of helping obvious companion animals reunite with their families rather than suffer the time in shelters and their eventual euthanization. Being a credible, peer-reviewed source, I believe all of the findings in this article will prove beneficial in persuading the class that action is being sought to better the conditions of shelters, and increase the numbers of

We are an all-volunteer non-profit community based organization that was formed to orchestrate awareness of changes that adversely affect the character of our diverse Community. We are concerned about the up-zoning and safety violations that endanger families and first responders.

The thought of owning or bringing home a cute adorable puppy, or kitten, for the first time can be an emotional and exciting time for families. Most pets, while they are young, receive lots of love and attention from children and their owners, but what happens when the pets grow and get older? Not every pet is brought to or born into a responsible home. Some pets that are no longer wanted, are left behind or dumped out of town because it is "easier" than finding them a new home. According to PETA, 6 million cats and dogs enter an animal shelter every year in the United States, pets that are abandoned. The city of Raymondville TX, needs to open a local animal shelter to help prevent animal abandonment and the over population of pets and